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Ongakukan filmed video from the cab of a train on the desired railway and recorded sounds from that train. Later when the simulation had been completed and was running on a PC, the video would be displayed in a silver metallic box and the sounds would be played according to what was happening at that
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series (1995–2000) was designed from technology which was previously used to develop the
Ongakukan product "Touch the Music by Casiopea", which synchronized video with audio. This particular game was based on music from the jazz fusion band
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Train Mascon (uses serial port to connect to PC or
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Mobile Train
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605:Train Simulator Real
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363:Kanayama
248:Yokohama
105:Versions
59:Casiopea
915:Tōkaidō
819:Railfan
812:Railfan
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276:Koblenz
177:Totsuka
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